The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-23

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camping ground.
Adam Wall, blind young white man, of
Webster, is quite genius. 1t is surprising
| the many wonderful tricks of ingenuity he
| can get up He is now engaged in the most
wonderful of all impossibilities, and to OBJ
tain which millions of capital has been in
| vcSted-the discovery Of perpetual motion.
Adam thinks he has the key to this hitherto
unknown quantity.
| Near Flat Rock, in Pike county, a cow
ardly and brutal attempt was made to as
sassinate w. NJ. Gresham on Tuesday night
| last. Mr.. Gresham was in his bed when
| Jack Seagraves crept up to the window at
| the hour of midnight, and, pointing his gun
at him, pulled the trigger The gun failed
to fire, and citizen Of Pike escaped a hor-
rble murder in his own house and bed.
Sheriff Howard captured the criminal
The country between Athens and Atlanta,
on the Northeastern and Air Line railroads,
for the past few days has been visited every
| afternoon by fine showers, but they are very
irregular. Tuesday the train from Atlanta
to Lula passed through six different streaks
of country where rain had fallen, the inter
vening distance being dry and parched.
Crops up the country are simply magnif-
cent, and havo not as yet suffered for rain.
Mrs. /. A. Houser, of Perry, has a curl
oSity III the shape of ball of corn that grew
on top of corn stalk III the place where the
tassel usually grows. The ball consisted of
cluster Of thirty-fve diminutive ears of
corn, all being fairly well filed with ma
tured grains. The longest of these ears is
about inches and the shortest about 2
inches. The whole ball is equal to nearly
two good ears of corn. This v'as extra
from the regular ears of corn on the stalk
from which it was gathered.
A great deal of interest is manifested
among the colored people of Atlanta and
other parts of the State in the National
Colored Exposition, which is to be held there
III 1888. One of the motives which induced
the directors of the exposition TO select At
lanta was the tender by the Gentlemen's
Driving Park Association of their grounds
and buildings for the use of the exposition.
There is now movement among some of
the prominent colored citizens looking to
securing grounds and buildings of their
own. So far the proposition has taken no
definite shape, but it is being very seriously
considered.
Maj w. Brunson, of Perry, owns a pig
that has developed some peculiar traits. She
is girl pig. She was petted when quite
young, and soon became fond of human so
cicty, in fact she became very familiar with
quite number of business men on Carroll
street. She became quite INDECENT, es-
pecially when she found that she would not
come face to face with the alternative to
root pig or die" When her food is placed
before her she invariably reclineS at full
length while eating She is quite exclusive
i'll choosing her associates, and positively
refuses to eat in company with the other
hogs belonging to Mr.. Brunson.
The Atlanta Erenjng Journal publishes
an interview with Charles A. Collier, whom
the Macon Telegraph correspondent says
Mr.. Clark Howell called puppy and two
faced VILLAIN. Mr.. Collier says: "The
statements in the Macon Telegraph, in so
far as they contain the impression that Mr..
Howell offered me an insult, and that | did
not resent it, are infamous lies, and the in
formant of the author of the article men
toned was reckless and willful liar; and
wish further to state that any man who SAYS
| promised to vote for Woodward for Clerk
of the Council is a malicious liar, unworthy
of the confidence of any person and cow
ardly beyond contempt"
In Banks county bloody cutting scrape
occurred last Sunday at Salem church,
while preaching was going on. Messrs
Segers and Stephens were both young men
about grown, and unfortunately were in
love with the same young lady. They were
outside of the church talking, and they
agreed TO go Off the church property and
settle the difficulty which had grown up be
tween them. They proceeded to the spring
which is about 200 yards distant from the
church. Before reaching the spring the
fight took place in which Segers cut Steph-
ems, inflicting two dangerous wounds The
latter had a severe cash cut across the
lower part of the stomach, and another in
the arm. The news of the encounter reached
the church, and it broke up the meeting
Segers was promptly arrested and gave
bond.
Several days ago the Columbus Enquirer
Sun announced the appointment of J. c.
Adams, of Hogansville, as postal route
clerk on the Georgia Midland, and stated
that he was a good Democrat. The ap-
pointment seems to have been unsatisfac-
tory to the Meriwether FindicutOr, and il
intimates that he is Republican, and asks
the Enquirer-Sltn for evidence of his De
mocracy. Yesterday morning the Enqtii'-
er-S,np published extracts from letters to
Congressman Grimes from such prominent
Democrats as Judge Terrell and Judge
Longley, of LaGrange; Hon. Peter F.
Smith, of Newnan Hon. John w. Parks,
of Meriwether, and numerous others,
strongly indOrSing Mr.. Adams character
and Democracy. Congressman Grimes is
thoroughly satisfied that Mr.. Adams is a
good Democrat, and says he has no apology
to make for causing his appointment.
Frank Williams, who was implicated wish
William Johnson, and who was tried in
Pulaski Superior Court and acquitted, was
arrested by Sheriff Sappould at Selma, Ala,
a few days ago, on warrant charging him
with perjury, and was brought to Hawkins
vile Saturday. He gave bond in the sum of
$500, and was to have had hearing before
A. G. Pipkin, Justice of the Peace, on Mon
day, but as no prosecutor appeared he
was discharged Williams was wanted as
witness against Trammell, but as soon as
he was acquitted he skipped out before an
attachment could be served on him. The
prosecution then swore out warrant
against him for perjury, and the Governor
offered a reward of 500 for his arrest, but
as the arrest was not made in time for him
to testify against Trammell the reward was
revoked. Williams will return TO Alabama
to live.
The whole amount Of property given in
in Terrell county is an Increase over last
year of SCI ,55S There is an increase in the
town district of S24, 233: in the Eleventh,
Sl2, 2S0; in the Bronwood district ~, 941 i'm
the Third, S1,6l5; in the Fourth, 81. 45G.
There is a decrease in the Twelfth district
of S2,34i. In the wild land returns there is
a decrease of $4,000. The cause of
this decrease is supposed TO be
that these lands have been inn
proved and returned as such The colored
people gave in $S9,34 worth of property,
an increase over the last returns OF S. G}3.
There are in the county 904 white voters and
! .0SS colored. There are in the county seven
lawyers, twelve doctors, two dentists and
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